Japan Candidate Conversions & Monetization [For Recruiting Agencies]

1. Japan Candidate Market OverviewFor a Recruiting Agency, Japan is arguably the most difficult recruiting market in the world given the candidate constrained market (skills and numbers) along with the intense competition for candidates, the vast options candidates have open to them, and the numerous cultural barriers faced throughout the process.

As expected, this is is reflected in the Japan Recruiting fees which remain the highest in the world.

At the same time, viable candidates hold a very strong position in the recruiting process, and can be placed extremely quickly (by your firm or others), yet many times the strongest candidates don't place quickly, either being overly picky or mysteriously being rejected. And unless they are unemployed or desperate for a new job immediately, their bandwidth and eagerness for each additional company introduction and additional interviews quickly tapers off.

To counter this, agencies most often use a combination of strategies, and tactics including speed of search, personal relationships , interview preparation, and candidate control backed with as much volume as they can muster (given the limits of the Japan market).

Our systems and approach are informed by 13 years of Japan-based Recruiting and HR consulting experience along with 10 years of professional industry work experience in Silicon Valley which have enabled us to create the premiere interview preparation system in the market.

Using our psychological techniques and systems, we have converted and monetized candidates across pipelines from tech to consumer to banking to professional services. These include some of the toughest interview prep cases one will ever see, all leading to money in the bank, along with candidate and client loyalty.

At the same time, for solid candidates, it means a new level of professional working relationship, candidate trust, and control, as well as that from the client.